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president obama is promising to take whatever steps are necessary and to prevent tragedies like this one down the road. he wants to make sure that things are done to prevent from happening again. our white house spokesman, bee brianna keilar is joining us. what does he mean by specific action? >> reporter: specifically i don't know. when he said that yesterday in the briefing room and again during his weekly address, it's a general promise to do something to try to avert tragedies like this one. and i will tell you at the white house, certainly beyond the white house, there is a sense that what is in place isn't working. i mean, president obama has been president and sort of overseen or had to strike a tone of senseless tragedies, from ft. hood to the shooting of gabby giffords. and this scene as well takes it to a new level because of not only tragic crime. i've been talking to some sources who are familiar with the options that the president may have at his disposal. he has talked about renewing a ban on semiautomatic weapons. there's that. there's also been talk of perhaps limitin
president obama is promising to take whatever steps are necessary and to prevent tragedies like this one down the road. he wants to make sure that things are done to prevent from happening again. our white house spokesman, bee brianna keilar is joining us. what does he mean by specific action? >> reporter: specifically i don't know. when he said that yesterday in the briefing room and again during his weekly address, it's a general promise to do something to try to avert tragedies like...
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first, president obama will be here tomorrow. the white house says the president will meet with the families of the victims, the 20 children and six adults killed in the elementary school yesterday. as for the alleged shooter, police say they have found very good evidence in his home and they are piecing together a possible motive. that house us also -- is also a crime scene lanza's mother, the suspect's mother, was killed in that house before the deadly rampage at the school. i want to show you this picture that we got in to cnn just a couple of hours ago. it shows the suspect in 2005, he was about 13 years old in this picture. he was 20 yesterday when he shot himself dead after that shooting rampage at sandy hook elementary school. cnn's susan candiotti is also here in newtown. and she has been tracking the investigation both at the school and at the suspected killer's home. >> reporter: investigators are learning more each day that may explain what led 20-year-old adam lanza to launch a vicious attack on young children and adu
first, president obama will be here tomorrow. the white house says the president will meet with the families of the victims, the 20 children and six adults killed in the elementary school yesterday. as for the alleged shooter, police say they have found very good evidence in his home and they are piecing together a possible motive. that house us also -- is also a crime scene lanza's mother, the suspect's mother, was killed in that house before the deadly rampage at the school. i want to show...
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as president obama ran for president in 2008, obama supported reinstating a ban on assault weapons. >> don't tell me we can't uphold the second amendment while keeping ak-47s out of the hands of criminals. >> reporter: once elected he did not make good on his campaign pledge. the brady campaign to prevent gun violence gave the president across the board f's on its report card. >> the senate will come to order order. >> reporter: a major obstacle for the president -- congress, where there's been little appetite to touch the issue. multiple bills have been introduced. not a single one has made it to the floor for a vote. those involved in the debate over guns says the president has a number of options. reinstating some fort of the assault weapons ban that expired in 1994, banning high-count magazines or improving the reporting of people with mental health issues to make sure they are disqualified from purchasing firearms. polls show americans have become accustomed to daily reports of gun deaths. friday morning a shooter killed a memory m-- memphis police officer who was a mother of fou
as president obama ran for president in 2008, obama supported reinstating a ban on assault weapons. >> don't tell me we can't uphold the second amendment while keeping ak-47s out of the hands of criminals. >> reporter: once elected he did not make good on his campaign pledge. the brady campaign to prevent gun violence gave the president across the board f's on its report card. >> the senate will come to order order. >> reporter: a major obstacle for the president --...
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. >>> and president obama and house speaker john boehner are talking again. but that is about the only thing close to progress in efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff. president obama used his weekly address insisting he is ready to make the tough decisions on spending cuts. >> i am willing to make more entitlement spending cuts on top of the one trillion in spending cuts i signed into law last year. but if we're serious about reducing our deficit while still investing in things like education and research that are important to growing our economy, and if we're serious about protecting middle class families then we're also going to have to ask the wealthiest americans to pay higher tax rates. that is one principle i wouldn't compromise on. >> speaker john boehner has a different view. he says the president needs to abandon what he called his "my way or the highway approach," in his words. if the president does that a lot of things are possible. >>> syrian rebels are battling army units around the capital. activists say 26 people were killed in the damascus subur
. >>> and president obama and house speaker john boehner are talking again. but that is about the only thing close to progress in efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff. president obama used his weekly address insisting he is ready to make the tough decisions on spending cuts. >> i am willing to make more entitlement spending cuts on top of the one trillion in spending cuts i signed into law last year. but if we're serious about reducing our deficit while still investing in things...
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. >> president obama has been informed of the shooting by his staff. happened about 10:30 or so this morning. it is typical that at a scene like this, a situation that the president would be informed rather quickly. that he would be getting regular updates from his staff, and at some point depending on how serious the situation is, he said certainly the president would release a statement and even perhaps come out publicly to address what has taken place in things of this nature. a national tragedy of this nature. i want to dip back into news 12 connecticut, our affiliate, to listen to some of the things they're hearing. >> taken to danbury hospital. the shooter for the most part has been confirmed. the apparent shooter is dead, an adult. two handguns, two 9 millimeter guns recovered. students sent running from this school. we heard colleen poundstone, who lives three houses away saying children were running in the fields, which essentially is her backyard. one little boy saying i just want to go home. such a disturbing scene, but unfolding so quickly
. >> president obama has been informed of the shooting by his staff. happened about 10:30 or so this morning. it is typical that at a scene like this, a situation that the president would be informed rather quickly. that he would be getting regular updates from his staff, and at some point depending on how serious the situation is, he said certainly the president would release a statement and even perhaps come out publicly to address what has taken place in things of this nature. a...
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it is president obama talking to the senate. he's talking to the senate democratic leader, harry reed, talking to move forward with some sort of smaller package to avert those tax hikes that are set to kick in. and obviously there's going to need to be some buy-in from the senate minority leader, republican mitch mcconnell. so that's where things stand. and president obama is actually hopeful that something could still be pulled off. listen. >> nobody can get 100% of what they want. and this is not simply a contest between parties in terms of who looks good and who doesn't. call me a hopeless optimist. but i actually still think we can get it done. >> reporter: now, of course, if the senate were to pass something and reconvene on december 27th, don, it would also then need to pass the house. but the expectation is that whatever would be worked out in the senate, if it is, would pass the house hopefully not just with republican support, but it would need democratic support, as well. and just to be clear, the thing that president
it is president obama talking to the senate. he's talking to the senate democratic leader, harry reed, talking to move forward with some sort of smaller package to avert those tax hikes that are set to kick in. and obviously there's going to need to be some buy-in from the senate minority leader, republican mitch mcconnell. so that's where things stand. and president obama is actually hopeful that something could still be pulled off. listen. >> nobody can get 100% of what they want. and...
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in the nra's world obama's second term spells doom or maybe what happened at sandy hook does. dick's sporting goods is not selling those type of weapons. the late famous saying he'd give you his gun only if you pride it out of his hands. >> from my cold, dead hands. >> what is it about guns that cuts to the core of the american psyche, is it the second amendment which says our right to bear arms shall not be infringed or is it as former nra lobbyist richard feldman says gun owners see this relationship through this democracy through the guys of the gun issue. what does owning a gun represent to you? facebook.com/carolcnn, your responses later this hour. >>> violent video games, let's talk about that a little bit, some of the most popular on the market. every time we hear about a shooting, concerns are brought up about the violent video games. should parents be worried about the games their children play? i need you. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do this without you. you'll never have to. you're always there f
in the nra's world obama's second term spells doom or maybe what happened at sandy hook does. dick's sporting goods is not selling those type of weapons. the late famous saying he'd give you his gun only if you pride it out of his hands. >> from my cold, dead hands. >> what is it about guns that cuts to the core of the american psyche, is it the second amendment which says our right to bear arms shall not be infringed or is it as former nra lobbyist richard feldman says gun owners...
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behind the scenes, we know, wolf, president obama is being regularly updated on this. you know, prior to this morning, obviously the concerns were very much surrounding something very different, trying to figure out a deal or trying to figure out where to go with the issue of the fiscal cliff. at this point, obviously, president obama's attentions have been changed, unexpectedly, to how to deal with this shooting in connecticut and exactly grasping -- this is something his team around him is working on, the details of the investigation, obviously. some of the information will be something that the white house, that the president and his advisers are privy to before members of the public are, wolf. >> and the president will be making a statement. we don't know exactly when or where. some place in the white house he'll be speaking out. are they preparing for that already? we know he wants to -- he wants to hear from the governor first, the governor of connecticut. >> reporter: let me tell you that, because i reported that, that he was waiting to hear from the governor. i
behind the scenes, we know, wolf, president obama is being regularly updated on this. you know, prior to this morning, obviously the concerns were very much surrounding something very different, trying to figure out a deal or trying to figure out where to go with the issue of the fiscal cliff. at this point, obviously, president obama's attentions have been changed, unexpectedly, to how to deal with this shooting in connecticut and exactly grasping -- this is something his team around him is...
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that's a concession from president obama who originally wanted taxes to go up on anything above $250,000 a year. the president's offer also calls for $1.2 trillion in spending cuts including those on social and defense programs. he wants a two-year extension on being able to raise the national debt ceilings. republicans not thrilled with the white house's latest offer. dana bash following the back and forth here. we know that both sides seem to be giving a bit, right? you've got the president going from $250,000 to $400,000 as a threshold for increasing taxes and the republicans pushing this plan b here. where do they meet? where do you suppose they meet? >> reporter: boy, if i could answer that question we would be able to go home. look, this is -- this is -- this is just more aggressive you know kind of to-ing and fro-ing when it comes to the house speaker's strategy here and the republican strategy. you laid out well what the white house offer was last night when the president and the speaker met in person at the white house. but after that, the speaker concluded that his next move wo
that's a concession from president obama who originally wanted taxes to go up on anything above $250,000 a year. the president's offer also calls for $1.2 trillion in spending cuts including those on social and defense programs. he wants a two-year extension on being able to raise the national debt ceilings. republicans not thrilled with the white house's latest offer. dana bash following the back and forth here. we know that both sides seem to be giving a bit, right? you've got the president...
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president obama here in hawaii. the next step will be for the senate to reconvene, which it's scheduled to do december 27th. till then, it's up to the white house to try to work out a situation at least on the tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of the year, work out a deal with the senate majority leader, harry reid as well as the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, trying to figure out something that could ultimately pass the senate and then next pass the house with not only republican support but democratic support, as well. and the president holding out hope this could happen. take a listen. >> nobody can get 100% of what they want. and this is not simply a contest between parties in terms of who looks good and who doesn't. call me a hopeless optimist. but i actually still think we can get it done. >> but the chances of getting something big done that deals with the fiscal health of the country, miguel, out the window at this point. this is something we're talking about to deal just with those tax cut
president obama here in hawaii. the next step will be for the senate to reconvene, which it's scheduled to do december 27th. till then, it's up to the white house to try to work out a situation at least on the tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of the year, work out a deal with the senate majority leader, harry reid as well as the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, trying to figure out something that could ultimately pass the senate and then next pass the house with not only...
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negotiations are picking up steam in washington with three meetings in eight days between president obama and house speaker john boehner. the president has been insisting on letting taxes rise on those making more than $250,000 a year. the top 2% of earners. boehner agreed to let taxes rise on people making a million or more a year and the president's counteroffer, raise taxes on those making more than $400,000 a year. for some perspective, the top 1% of earners in the united states make $375,000 or more a year. >> i think we all know that every income tax filer in america is going to pay a higher rate come january 1st unless congress acts. i believe it is important that we protect as many american taxpayers as we can. and our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make a million dollars or less. and have all of their current rates extended. >> plan b is the idea that they'll put through legislation. while speaker boehner should be commended for considering tax hikes on a token few, what should we make of arguments from his republican base which say any tax hike on the rich will hurt
negotiations are picking up steam in washington with three meetings in eight days between president obama and house speaker john boehner. the president has been insisting on letting taxes rise on those making more than $250,000 a year. the top 2% of earners. boehner agreed to let taxes rise on people making a million or more a year and the president's counteroffer, raise taxes on those making more than $400,000 a year. for some perspective, the top 1% of earners in the united states make...
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obama won the white house. but gays and lesbians lost the right to marry in california. >> we're trying to figure out what we do next. then we thought about the idea of a possible legal challenge to proposition 8, and serendipitously, a friend of my wife's came by the table. >> the friend suggested they would find an ally in her former brother-in-law who turned out to be ted olsen, a towering figure in the conservative legal movement. so that stunned you, right? >> yes, it more than stunned me. it stunned me, but i said if this is true, this is the home run of all times. i mean, the idea that ted olsen, this arch conservative, the solicitor general for george bush who had argued bush v. gore and basically put me in bed for a couple days, i was so depressed after bush v. gore, was interested in gay rights. i thought, let's check it out. >> didn't you have any doubts about ted olsen? >> you know, they say that politics makes strange bed fellows. you don't have a stranger bed fellow than me and ted olsen. >> i was
obama won the white house. but gays and lesbians lost the right to marry in california. >> we're trying to figure out what we do next. then we thought about the idea of a possible legal challenge to proposition 8, and serendipitously, a friend of my wife's came by the table. >> the friend suggested they would find an ally in her former brother-in-law who turned out to be ted olsen, a towering figure in the conservative legal movement. so that stunned you, right? >> yes, it...